Curriculum Map

5th Grade

First semester or weeks 1-12 in order with time allotted for holidays and extended
questions
Week 1 recap of what they went over last year and to know what I need to work on.
Week 2 The topic is the power theme throughout the map.
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Week 3
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Regions and People of the Western Hemisphere

History
Heritage
Ideas and events from the past have shaped the world as it is today.
The actions of individuals and groups have made a difference in the
lives of others.
3. European exploration and colonization has lasting effects,
which can be used to understand the Western Hemisphere
today.
Regions and People of the Western Hemisphere
History
Historical Thinking
Historical thinking begins with a clear sense of time-past, present
and future-and becomes more precise as students progress.
Historical thinking includes skills such as locating, researching,
analyzing and interpreting primary and secondary sources so that
students can begin to understand the relationships among events
and draw conclusions.
1. Multiple-tier timelines can be used to show
relationships among events and places

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Week 4 with test to see what the students have retained and what needs worked
on.
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Week 5
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Regions and People of the Western Hemisphere

Geography
Places and Regions
A place is a location having distinctive characteristics, which give it
meaning and character and distinguish it from other locations. A
region is an area with one or more common characteristics, which
give it a measure of homogeneity and make it different from
surrounding areas. Regions and places are human constructs.
6. Regions can be determined using various criteria (e.g.,
landform, climate, population, cultural, economic).

Regions and People of the Western Hemisphere

Geography

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Spatial Thinking and Skills

Spatial thinking examines the relationships among people, places
and environments by mapping and graphing geographic data.
Geographic data are compiled, organized, stored and made visible
using traditional and geospatial technologies. Students need to be
able to access, read, interpret and create maps and other geographic
representations as tools of analysis.
5. Latitude and longitude can be used to make observations
about location and generalizations about climate.

Week 6
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Week 7
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Regions and People of the Western Hemisphere

Economics
Scarcity
There are not enough resources to produce all the goods and
services that people desire
15. The availability of productive resources (i.e., human
resources, capital goods and natural resources) promotes
specialization that leads to trade.
Regions and People of the Western Hemisphere
History
Early Civilizations
The eight features of civilizations include cities, well-organized
central governments, complex religions, job specialization, social
classes, arts and architecture, public works and writing. Early
peoples developed unique civilizations. Several civilizations
established empires with legacies influencing later peoples.
2. Early Indian civilizations (Maya, Inca, Aztec, and
Mississippian) existed in the Western Hemisphere prior
to the arrival of Europeans. These civilizations had
developed unique governments, social structures,
religions, technologies, and agricultural practices and
products.

Week 8
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Regions and People of the Western Hemisphere

Geography
Human Systems
Human systems represent the settlement and structures created by
people on Earths Surface. The growth, distribution and movements
of people are driving forces behind human and physical events.
Geographers study patterns in cultures and changes that result from
human processes, migrations and the diffusion of new cultural traits.
9. Political, environmental, social and economic factors cause

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the Western Hemisphere today.
Week 9 test to review and to see what needs worked on. Then recap the first
semester.
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Regions and People of the Western Hemisphere

Government
Roles and systems of Government
The purpose of government in the United States is to establish order,
protect the right of individuals and promote the common good.
Governments may be organized in different ways and have limited or
unlimited powers.
12. Democracies, dictatorships and monarchies are
categories for understanding the relationship between those
in power or authority and citizens.

Week 10 recap the first semester, lead into the next semester with reminder of the
overall theme from the second week.
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Regions and People of the Western Hemisphere

Geography
Spatial Thinking and Skills
Spatial thinking examines the relationships among people, places
and environments by mapping and graphing geographic data.
Geographic data are compiled, organized, stored and made visible
using traditional and geospatial technologies. Students need to be
able to access, read, interpret and create maps and other geographic
representations as tools of analysis.
4. Globes and other geographic tools can be used to gather,
process and report information about people, places and
environments. Cartographers decide which information to
include in maps

Week 11
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Regions and People of the Western Hemisphere

Geography
Human Systems
Human systems represent the settlement and structures created by
people on Earths Surface. The growth, distribution and movements
of people are driving forces behind human and physical events.
Geographers study patterns in cultures and changes that result from
human processes, migrations and the diffusion of new cultural traits.
7. Variations among physical environments within the
Western Hemisphere influence human activities. Human

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activities also alter the physical environment.

Theme
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Regions and People of the Western Hemisphere

Geography
Human Systems
Human systems represent the settlement and structures created by
people on Earths Surface. The growth, distribution and movements
of people are driving forces behind human and physical events.
Geographers study patterns in cultures and changes that result from
human processes, migrations and the diffusion of new cultural traits.
10. The Western Hemisphere is culturally diverse due to
American Indian, European, Asian and African influences and
interactions, as evidenced by artistic expression, language,
religion and food.

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Week 13
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Week 14
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Regions and People of the Western Hemisphere

Economics
Economic Decision Making Skills
Effective economic decision making requires students to be able to
reason logically about key economic issues that affect their lives as
consumers, producers, savers, investors and citizens. Economic
decision making and skills engage students in the practice of
analyzing costs and benefits, collecting and organizing economic
evidence and proposing alternatives to economic problems
14. The choices people make have both present and future
consequences

Regions and People of the Western Hemisphere

Economics
Financial Literacy
Financial literacy is the ability of individuals to use knowledge and
skills to manage limited financial resources effectively for lifetime
financial security.
18. Workers can improve their ability to earn income by
gaining new knowledge, skills and experiences.

Week 15 test to recap the last few weeks and check for understanding. This also
leave time to prepare for upcoming testing.
Week 16
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Regions and People of the Western Hemisphere

Government
Civic Participation and Skills
Civic participation embraces the ideal that an individual actively
engages in his or her community, state or nation for the common
good. Students need to practice effective communication skills
including negotiation, compromise and collaboration. Skills in
accessing and analyzing information are essential for citizens in a
democracy.
11. Individuals can better understand public issues by
gathering and interpreting information from multiple
sources. Data can be displayed graphically to effectively and
efficiently communicate information.

Week 17
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Regions and People of the Western Hemisphere

Economics
Economic Decision Making and Skills
Effective economic decision making requires students to be able to
reason logically about key economic issues that affect their lives as
consumers, producers, savers, investors and citizens. Economic
decision making and skills engage students in the practice of
analyzing costs and benefits, collecting and organizing economic
evidence and proposing alternatives to economic problems
13. Information displayed in circle graphs can be used to
show relative proportions of segments of data to an entire
body of data.

Week 18
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Regions and People of the Western Hemisphere

Geography
Human Systems
Human systems represent the settlement and structures created by
people on Earths Surface. The growth, distribution and movements
of people are driving forces behind human and physical events.
Geographers study patterns in cultures and changes that result from
human processes, migrations and the diffusion of new cultural traits.
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8. American Indians developed unique cultures with many
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be classified into cultural groups based on geographic and
cultural similarities.
Week 19 test over the last few weeks

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Week 20
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Regions and People of the Western Hemisphere

Economics
Production and Consumption
Production is the act of combining natural resources, human
resources, capital goods and entrepreneurship to make goods and
services. Consumption is the use of goods and services.
16. The availability of productive resources and the division
of labor impact productive capacity.

Regions and People of the Western Hemisphere

Economics
Markets
Markets exist when buyers and sellers interact. This interaction
determines market prices and thereby allocates scarce resources,
goods and services.
17. Regions and countries become interdependent when they
specialize in what they produce best and then trade with
other regions to increase the amount and variety of goods
and services available.

I decided this order because it all relates back to the power theme: Ideas and
events from the past have shaped the world as it is today. The way I had put the
order of the topics and statements because I want my students to see the worlds
events are interconnected. They are part of a bigger thing and even if all the people
from the past are dead, they have effected their lives today. If the map was in the
same categories, the students would burn out after such a long time, but rather
they can come back to the topic with a new eye from the other lessons, and see the
past come to life, and become the citizens we wish them to become. I also saved
room for calamity days, testing and further questioning for students, and to
reiterate certain points from other topics to let the students discover how
everything connects.